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Blind (severely sight impaired)

If you are blind (severely sight impaired) and can provide the appropriate evidence, you are eligible to apply for a 50% concession. Your licence will also cover anyone who lives with you. If you are partially sighted (sight impaired) you are not eligible.

If you’re blind (severely sight impaired)

A blind concession TV Licence costs £75.25 for colour and £25.25 for a black and white TV Licence.

Please provide us with a photocopy of ONE of these documents, to confirm that you’re certified as either blind or severely sight impaired:

A copy of the certificate or document issued by or on behalf of your local authority. In Northern Ireland this would be the Health and Social Service Trust. In the Isle of Man it would be the Department of Health and Social Security

If you live with someone who is blind

If you already have a TV Licence, but it isn't in the name of the person who is blind, you’ll need to transfer the licence into their name. You can do this by making a first time blind application. You’ll just need to enter the existing TV Licence number for your address when you apply. If the blind (severely sight impaired) person is under 18, a different process will apply.

If you're partially sighted (sight impaired)

People who are partially sighted (sight impaired) do not qualify for a 50% blind concession.

If you've already paid the full fee for a TV Licence, but qualify for a blind concession

Please note that we can only offer refunds for TV Licences bought after 1 April 2000, when the blind concession was introduced. You’ll need proof that you were certified as blind (severely sight impaired) when you bought the licence.